Grimm v. Universal Medical Services, Inc.

OPINIÓN BY

BENDER, P.J.E.:

Appellants, Universal Medical Services, Inc. and Roderick K. Reeder, CFO, appeal from the trial court’s March 24, 2016 order granting Appellee’s, Jeffrey P. Grimm, request for attorneys’ fees. In this appeal raising an issue of first impression, we must consider the interplay between the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law (referred to herein as “WPCL”) 1 and Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1811.1, which allows a plaintiff to limit the maximum amount of damages recoverable to $25,000.00 in exchange for relaxed requirements in admitting certain…